Cabinet for jewelers



T E N E W S W T CABINET FOR JEWELERS.

No. 337,798. Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

Attorney THOMAS WV. S\VENEY, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

CABINET FOR JEWELERS.

.EBPECIFLCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,798, dated March9, 1886.

Application filed May ll, 1585.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I. THOMAS W. SWENEY,

and arrangement, shall be particularly adapted for the use ofmanufacturers and repairers of small or precious articles-such as, forinstance, wholesale and retailjewelers and of hers of that class-and forthe storage of personal property belonging to different parties, aspracticed by hotels and safe-deposit companies; and the inventionconsists in certain novel features hereinafter described, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents a front elevation of onearrangement of my cabinet. Fig. 2 is a perspective of one of the drawersor receptacles. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are details hereinafter referred to,the latter figure being a central longitudinal section.

Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures.

In the general transaction of business of the class of tradesmen andmanufacturers referred to, very often articles left for repair-such aswatches, jewelry, &c.are mislaid, or mistakes occur in the delivery ofthe same, so that the practice of tagging such articles has become anecessity. This of course consumes time, and to obviate this and otherdisadvantages is one of the objects of my invention.

A represents a drawer, which, for various purposessuch as to economizeroom-I construct partly of a sheet of metal, the sides of which are bentup, as at A, to form the bot tom, sides, and rear end of the drawer. Thefront is constructed of wood of the same or of a different kind fromthat of the cabinet of which the drawer is to form a part, or may beconstructed of metal.

To the upper edge of the sides A, I attach, by solder or otherwise, away, A consisting of a strip of metal bent to form a U-shaped groove,into which a light lid or cover, A, is

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adapted to slide, said lid being provided with a downwardly-projectinglip, A, to form a stop for the same, and having punched or otherwiseformed in the top thereof a stop, A

to prevent the cover from being completely inside thereof, after whichsaid bolt is split or spread for the purpose of retaining the boltloosely therein; or, if desired, the bolt may be secured in any otherwellknown manner. Between the eye of the bolt and the front surface ofthe box or drawer is another wash er, D,which by reason of a depressionin the middle thereof, forms a seat or bearing for the head of the bolt,thus allowing it to turn freely, but at the same time preventing anymaterial longitudinal or lateral play of the same. This washer, thoughgiving a finished appearance and preventing wear and marring of the faceof the drawer, may be dispensed with. To thebolt, and in the eyethereof, is hung loosely a tag, E, which, for reasons hereinafter given,I designate an indicator. Upon one side of said indicator is anumber-as, for instance, and as in Fig. 3, the number 9-while thereverse side is blank. \Vithin the drawer or receptacle is a similartag, which I designate a check, which check bears a corresponding numberor character to that of the indicator on the drawer. The check F may bedropped inside the drawer; but, if desirable, it may be hung upon ahook, G, provided for that purpose, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 5.

This being the construction, the operation is as follows: Referring nowmore particularly to Fig. 1, in which I have shown a series of thesedrawers arrangedin cabinet form, it will be seen that should a personleave an article to be repaired or deposited for safe-keeping, theattendant would go to the cabinet, readily selecting one of theunoccupied drawers, by reason of the indicator thereof being turned withits blank side out, and place the article ICC left therein, handing thecheck contained in Said drawer to the owner of the. article, andreversing the indicator, so that the number thereon shall be exposed toView, thus indicating that the drawer is in use. Now, in case ofarticles for repair, the drawer can be taken with others into thework-shop, and in case of an accidental overturning of the same, ithaving a lid, each article and all parts thereof will remain separatefrom those in others, and confusion by reason of their contents beingmixed will be avoided. The article having been repaired, the drawerreplaced, and the customer having called for the same presents hischeck, and the attendant, without the necessity of inspecting books orexamining numerous other articles with tags having the owners namesthereon, goes directly to the drawer, the indicator of which bears acorresponding number with the check, and. without difficulty or errorfinds the article left by the customer. The attendant then reverses theindicator to conceal its number and replaces the ch ck.

I have shown in Fig. 1 one style of cabinet, in which I have left aspace or recess for articles too large or inconvenient for drawers, andprovided with hooks D for such articles.

The cabinet may be placed in a burglar or fire proof safe, so thatinstead of the-trouble v of placing the articles one by one in the safeat night, and from there in the case in the morning. as is nowpracticed, the door of the i safe need only be closed and opened.

It will of course be understood that Ido not limit my invention to thearrangement herein described and shown, but reserve my right to alterthe same in any manner and to any exon one side only thereof,substantially as specified.

2. In av cabinet of the class described, a

drawer having a reversible indicator permanently connected therewith andserving as a drawer-pull, substantially as specified.

3. A sheet-metal box or drawer, the sides, bottom, and rear end of whichare formed of a single sheet of metal, said sides being provided withindependent U-shaped grooves or ways, a suitable front and cover, incombination with a combined pull and indicator, substantially asspecified.

4. A box or drawer having an'eyeboltswiveled in the front portionthereof, said eyebolt having suspended therefrom an indicator, one sideof which bears a number, letter, or character, and the other side ofwhich is blank, substantially as specified. i

5. The combination, in a box or drawer, of afront portion having aneyebolt swiveled therein, an indicator suspended from said eye bolt, andwashers interposed between the bolt and front portion at both sidesthereof, sub stantially as specified.

6. The combination of the drawer having the sides A, ways A, cover A,havingastop, A and front A,with the eyebolt B, indicator E, and washersO and D, substantially as shown and described.

7. A cabinet consisting of a series of drawers, provided upon the troutportion thereof with indicators, one side of which bears numbers orcharacters ,and the other being blank, whereby the numbered side may beturned out to indicate that the drawer is occupied and reversed whenempty, and a check bearing a corresponding number or character,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS W. SWENEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. Boorn, SAM. HAUTSOH.

